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1. KOTESOL Events - Major

Updated: November 15, 2024.

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 2025 KOTESOL Major Events

May 2025

The 32nd Korea TESOL International Conference
Embracing Humanity in the Age of AI
May 10-11, 2025; Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul
Web: https://www.ic2025koreatesol.org

 2024 KOTESOL Major Events

April 2024

The 31st Korea TESOL International Conference
Players on the World Stage: From EFL Classrooms to Global Lives
April 27-28, 2024; Seoul & Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/ic2024

The Social @KOTESOL 2024
April 27, 2024, 6-8 p.m.
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/social-kotesol2024

September 2024

National Council Meeting
September 8, 2024; Online

October 2024

The 2024 ESBB International TESOL Conference & KOTESOL National Conference
Transcending Borders, Building Bridges: Compassion, Connection, and Criticality in the 21st Century
October 12-13, 2024 (Culture Day: Oct. 11)
Gwangju National University of Education, Gwangju & Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/NC2024

December 2024

National Council Meeting
December 8, 2024 (1-6 p.m.); Online



2023 KOTESOL Major Events

April 2023

The 30th Korea TESOL International Conference
Advancing Collaboration: Exchanges Among Scholars, Instructors, and Students
April 29-30, 2023; Seoul 
Web: https://koreatesol.org/ic2023

September 2023

National Council Elected Officers Nominations Period
September 1-27, 2023
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/nominations-open-september-1-27

October 2023

National Council Elections Period
October 8-29, 2023; Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/elections

National Council Meeting
October 22, 2023; Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/national-council-meeting-15

November 2023

KOTESOL Annual Business Meeting
November 1, 2023; Online
Web: https://www.koreatesol.org/content/annual-business-meeting-2023

KOTESOL National Conference
November 11, 2023; Yongin, Gyeonggi
Web: https://www.koreatesol.org/content/2023-kotesol-national-conference

KOTESOL Connections Day 2023
November 12, 2023; Yongin, Gyeonggi
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-connections-day-2023



 2022 KOTESOL Events Calendar

April 2022

National Council Meeting
April 10, 2022; Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/national-council-meeting-13

2022 Korea TESOL International Conference
More Than Words: Teaching for a Better World
April 30 - May 1, 2022; Online 
Web: https://koreatesol.org/IC2022

September 2022

National Council Meeting
September 25, 2022: Online
Web: https://www.facebook.com/events/466868241968913/?ref=newsfeed

November 2022

Korea TESOL Annual Business Meeting (ABM)
November 1, 2022; Online
Web: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/annual-business-meeting-3

2022 KOTESOL Connections Day
November 12, 2022, GNUE, Gwangju
Web: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/2022-kotesol-connections-day

December 2022

National Council 2023 Budget Meeting
December 12, 2022; Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/national-council-2023-budget-meeting

 



2021 KOTESOL Events Calendar

February 2021

Korea TESOL International Conference
Re-Envisioning ELT: Altogether, All Together
February 19-28, 2021; Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/IC2021

September 2021

National Council Meeting
September 5, 2021; Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/national-council-meeting-12

October 2021

Annual Business Meeting
October 17, 2021; Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/annual-business-meeting-2

Spooktactular Soiree
National Conference Pre-conference Event

October 29, 2021; Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/reel-real-pre-conference-spooky-soiree

November 2021

Reel to Real 2021
KOTESOL Filmmaking Festival & National Conference

November 3-7, 2021; Online
Web: https://koreatesol.org/nc2021

 



March 2020

Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL Regional Conference  Cancelled
Play It Again, 쌤! Revititation, Reprise, Memory, Time
March 14, 2020; Gwangju Natl. University of Education, Gwangju
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/2020-gwangju-jeonnam-kotesol-regional-con...

Seoul KOTESOL Regional Conference  Cancelled
In Practice, On Purpose: Sharing Practical Approaches to ELT
March 22, 2020; Seoul

April 2020

The 2020 Korea TESOL National Conference
Be the Change: Creativity, Community, and Collegiality in EFL
April 25, 2020; Kyungnam University, Changwon-Masan Online

May 2020

Jeonju-North Jeolla Regional Conference  Cancelled
May 16, 2020

National Council Meeting
May 24, 2020; Online

June 2020

The 18th AsiaTEFL International Conference ㅡ with Korea TESOL
Interweaving Theory and Practice in ELT in Asia: Creating New Prospects for the Future
June 25-27, 2020; KINTEX Convention Center, Goyang. Rescheduled: Nov. 27-29
Call-for-Proposals Information for KOTESOL Members: https://koreatesol.org/asia-tefl-2020
Web: http://www.asiatefl.org/

September 2020

National Council Meeting
September 20, 2020; Online

November 2020

Annual Business Meeting
November 1,2020; Online.

Yongin KOTESOL Regional Conference
November 14, 2020

December 2020

National Council Meeting
December 13, 2020; Online


2019 KOTESOL Events Calendar

February 2019

The 2019 KOTESOL Chapter Presidents Meeting
Online

March 2019

Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter Annual Conference
Are We There Yet?": Revisiting, Reflecting on, and Re-imagining Our ELT Goals
March 9, 2019
GNUE (Gwangju Natl. Univ. of Education), Teacher Training Center
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/2019-gwangju-jeonnam-kotesol-regional-con...
CFP: February 10, 2019

National Council Meeting
March 23, 2019 (Saturday)
Sookmyung Women's University, Injae-gwan, Room 106

The 15th Annual Seoul Chapter KOTESOL Conference
Think Global; Act Local
March 24, 2019; SMU, Seoul
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/15th-annual-seoul-kotesol-conference-call...
CFP: Jan. 31, 2019

April 2019

Busan-Gyeongnam Annual Chapter Conference
One Vision, Many Voices: ELT Creatives
April 20, 2019; Kyungnam University, Changwon-Masan
Web: https://koreatesol.org/content/2019-busan-gyeongnam-regional-conference
CFP: Feb. 15; bgkotesolpres@gmail.com

May 2019

Korea TESOL National Conference
Motiva(c)tion: Sparking Learner Motivation in Our Evolving Context
Plenary Speaker: Jack C. Richards
May 25, 2019 (Sat.); Jeonju University, Jeonju, North Jeolla
Web: https://koreatesol.org/NC2019

June 2019

National Council Meeting
June 16, 2019; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Daejeon (Eric Reynolds facility)

July 2019

Gangwon Chapter Summer University Teachers' Conference
July 14, 2019
Kangwon National University, Chuncheon

September 2019

National Council Meeting
September 22, 2019 (Sunday)
Sookmyung Women's University, Injae-gwan, Room 207

Day of Reflection 2019 (Reflective Practice SIG Event)
Tangled Practices
September 29, 2019 (Sunday)
Injae-gwan, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul
Register HERE.

October 2019

Korea TESOL 2019 International Conference
Advancing ELT: Blending Disciplines, Approaches, and Technologies
October 12-13, 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)
Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul
Web: https://koreatesol.org/ic2019
CFP Opens: January 15, 2019.

KOTESOL Members' Wine-and-Cheese Social
October 12, 2019 (6:15-7:15 pm)
Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul

Korea TESOL Annual Business Meeting (ABM)
October 13, 2019 (Sunday), 4:15 p.m.
Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul

November 2019

Yongin-Gyeonggi Chapter Annual Conference
November 9, 2019
Kangnam University, Yongin, Gyeonggi

Daejeon Chapter November Symposium & Thanksgiving Dinner
November 23, 2019
Woosong University, Daejeon

KOTESOL Team-Building and Connections Day (aka Leadership Retreat)
November 24, 2019
Woosong University, Daejeon

Daegu Chapter Regional Conference
November 30, 2019
Kyungpook National University, Daegu

December 2019

KOTESOL National Council Meeting
December 1, 2019
Oriental Medicine and Ecology Wellbeing Experience Center, Daegu



This KOTESOL calendar of events includes the major events organized by KOTESOL. The most current and detailed information on events, including Chapter and SIG events, can be found in the Events listings (http://koreatesol.org/go-events) as they are updated in this website or in chrolological order as they are compiled on the KOTESOL Events (Others) page at the link above (http://www.koreatesol.org/content/calendar-events-3-chapters-kotesol). For more extensive events information, visit the individual KOTESOL Chapter and SIG pages.

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